magic markets episode 73 – venture capital investing

In this month’s Magic Markets podcast, Westbrooke’s Dino Zuccollo and James Lightbody discuss Venture Capital investing with The Finance Ghost and Mohammed Nalla.

The conversation covers a range of introductory topics which include:

• What is Venture Capital investing and why has it become so relevant over the past few years
• The various funding rounds in Venture Capital and what each stage of investment denotes
• Westbrooke’s credentials in the Venture Capital space
• The specific role of disruptive technology investing in Venture Capital and the reasons for its prominence in the overall Venture Capital eco-system
• Some of the key industry trends, including that startups are staying private for longer
• How South Africans can access an otherwise difficult to access asset class

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